Achieve Your Ideal Weight - May 27, 7:00 PM - Onsen For All
Posted by Rochelle Blank Zimmer, CHHC on May 24, 2010 | 4 Comments
Achieve Your Ideal Weight - Thursday, May 27, 7:00 PM
Achieving your ideal weight is an opportunity for you to discover your optimum health. It is an adventure into the greatest discovery of your life - a more healthy vibrant YOU.
The first step in dieting is to stop dieting; at least in the traditional sense. Dieting doesn’t work. If it did, people wouldn’t be on and off diets their whole lives. Dieting makes you feel bad about yourself, because it tends to be about deprivation and the constant challenge over one’s will power.
Knowledge and support are key. Knowing what types of foods are right for you and which ones will derail your best efforts starts the adventure. Discovering revolutionary food choices that are nutrient rich will help keep you satisfied and eating less.
On Thursday evening May 27, 7:00 PM at Onsen For All, a powerful talk about achieving your ideal weight will get you clear about:
- Simple and effective steps you can take to reduce your weight in a healthy and sustainable manner.
- How to successfully address your cravings and the underlining emotional attachments of certain foods.
- All the delicious foods that will boost your metabolism and give you real weight loss results.
For the evening’s encore, enjoy a tasting of a super delicious weight loss smoothie.
Presented by Rochelle Blank-Zimmer - Health Coach and Green Lifestyle Writer - Your Natural Choice.
Where: Onsen for All
Thursday, May 27, 7:00 PM
Pre-Registration required - Please call 609.924.4800 or register on line at ONSEN FOR ALL.
Taming your Sugar Love - Whole Foods, Princeton, NJ - May 25
Posted by Rochelle Blank Zimmer, CHHC on May 22, 2010 | 5 Comments
Tuesday, May 25 at 7:00 PM - Whole Foods Market, Princeton, New Jersey -Reservations 609.799.2919. Fee; $25.00.
The “sweet” caption on this cartoon reads - “I’d like to open a charge account, please”
Can you relate this this cartoon. I sure can. Growing up, the only “food” I ate with any excitement were carbohydrates. But not the good whole grain types that I later learned as an adult were so beneficial. No, my carb of choice were the ones loaded with sugar. Cupcakes, candy, cakes, pies, cookies, and ice cream. Boston Creme Pie being the pillar of my happiness with cupcakes and black and white drop cookies that sold for 3 cents a pop as close rivals. I ate sweets all the time with no inclination or adult guidance to curb my insatiable sweet tooth.
Being a super skinny kid, with an endless goal to gain weight, I thought that if I ate enough cakes, cookies, thick shakes, and candy I would finally gain weight and be “normal”. All that happened was that I felt more abnormal all the time, existing in a chronic hyper-nervous state with huge mood swings, depressions, an inability to concentrate, but no weight gain.
As a young adult, living in NYC, my indulgences with sugar continued. I was constantly searching for something sweet… I was no different than any other addict, except my addition was white sugar. I used to plot my day’s activities with pit stops at my favorite bakeries, yummy take out counters, and restaurants that had my favorite delicious desserts.
I never met a bakery that I didn’t like, and living in NYC, guaranteed many. My pleasure hunting for sugar goodies was endless as my body’s need for real nutrition was never satisfied. Not as a kid or an adult, did my doctors or later on therapist, or people I knew ever noticed or suggested that possibly my excessive intake of sugar and processed foods was directly affecting my physical and mental health concerns. No one knew back then, what we know today about the perils of too much sugar and processed food in one’s diet.
But I began to suspect that something was wrong. So I set out to try and figure it out, in a world that wouldn’t make the sugar connection for many years to come. I discovered that I had a sugar addiction. It took me, several years, with many trials, but eventually I got clean.
I championed my sugar love and you can too. With my sugar habit behind me, I emerged a healthy person who was rid of sugar cravings and the soon to follow sugar blues which had plagued me for so long.
White Sugar may pretend to be your friend, while you nurse a broken heart or an insecure soul or try to escape the many challenges of growing up or being an adult, but rest assured, it is not your friend!
Admittedly, it is often dressed up in a seductive package, but it is a vice that keeps you trapped and it is robbing your health. The links to Obesity, Diabetes, Depression, and Heart disease to name a few, only begin to tell the story of the havoc excess sugar and processed foods plays in our lives. Scores of solid scientific evidence points to this, but I only need to look back and see what my life was like then and what it is like now to know the truth for me.
On Tuesday Evening, May 25 at 7:00 PM you can learn more about Taming your Sugar Love and why this substance is a traitor to your vibrant health. If you suffer from too much sugar love, this class is for you.
- Whole Foods in Princeton, New Jersey.
- 3495 Us Route 1 South.
- Reservations: 609.799.2919.
- Class fee:$25.00.
- Tuesday Evening, May 25 at 7:00 PM
- Health Consultation- naturalchoicehhc@aol.com
- Your Natural Choice Website
- Central Jersey Holistic Health Examiner
May 22, With Love, Super Adoption Day festival for pets near Central Jersey
Posted by Rochelle Blank Zimmer, CHHC on May 19, 2010 | 5 Comments
Looking for nourishment and love in all the wrong places? Look no further. This Saturday, May 22 - With Love, Super Adoption Day is coming to Philadelphia. Lucky, YOU, could take home a recuse dog and live happily ever after.
Lovable adoptable pets of all sorts will be available for you to choose from. When it comes to super nourishment for the whole body and soul, nothing compares to raising a pet of your own. Unconditional love, lots of laughs, responsibility, respect for other species, an open heart, and the best friend ever, are just some of the nourishing benefits from raising a pet of your own. Animals are heart smart, health boosting friends.
Over a dozen rescue groups and shelters will be there. Paws, and PaSPCA, to name two. This is slated to be one of the largest adoption events nationwide, a pet friendly day with merriment and fun activities included. Already have a darling pet? bring them with you and enjoy a day of puppy love.
The intention of the day is to open people’s hearts up to adopting pets and to find some loving homes for these loving pets.
So, mark your calendars, bring your family and pets and come to With Love, Super Adoption Daythis Saturday, May, 22 from 10 - 4 PM at the Piazza at Schmidts. Located at 1050 North Hancock Street, Philadelphia, Pa. - a stone’s throw from Central New Jersey. Parking is Free. Live music, food, drinks and special guests will be there.
My name is Samantha, Sam for Short and I am a rescue dog.
I have the most loving parents and home in the whole arf arf world!
To Your Vibrant Health, Rochelle Blank-Zimmer - Your Natural Choice
For More Info:
Central Jersey Holistic Health Examiner
Why avoid pesticides and new link to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD
Posted by Rochelle Blank Zimmer, CHHC on May 18, 2010 | 5 Comments
ABC morning news reported on Monday, May 17, that the use of a pesticide, in commonly eaten fruits and vegetables has been linked to ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Andrea Canning, a news correspondent for ABC said that new research from a study which has been documented in the Journal of Pediatrics is suggesting that even the tiniest amounts of pesticides may affect the brain chemistry in children and has been linked to harmful effects on children’s development and ability to think and communicate. Dr. Philip Landrigan of Mt. Sinai School of Medicine said that exposure in early life can cause brain injury.
Like something out of a science fiction novel, the report went on to say that the pesticide, organophosphates, used in fruits and vegetables has been approved and registered by the U.S. EPA when used in amounts “determined to be safe”. Dr. Philip Landrigan continued by saying that “there is no need to panic”, that what is needed is for more testings, watching kids over a period of 5-6 years to determine if the link to ADHD is actually correct. The pesticide manufacturers, via a national association that represents them, agreed! (gee, no surprise there)
The ABC report ended by suggesting eating organic vegetables, strawberries, raspberries and peaches in particular, or washing or peeling your fruits and vegetables.
Waiting for a government agency to do the right thing by simply coming out and plainly saying - Pesticides are toxins and as such are harmful, not just for our children’s health but ours as well, is not a wait worthwhile.
Toxins or poisonous chemicals, and not just the ones in commercial foods but the many others found in non-food products, many of which show up in common household products should be avoided. Scientists now know enough about the long term effects of ingesting these chemicals to warn not using them. The EPA should be banning and outlawing the use of all pesticides and other toxins,because those products are causing all species and our environment harm. There is simply no justification to use pesticides and toxic chemicals which is good enough that is able to override our health interests.
Dr. Andrew Weil, medical doctor and renowned expert on holistic health spoke on behalf of the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and said that “Pesticides are toxins, they can’t be good for you and the only question to ask is how bad are they?” He answered by saying that pesticides are toxic to our nervous system, may disrupt endocrine functions in the body, increases risk of cancers and chronic disease.
To view the full 3 minute video of Andrew Weil speaking go to: Andrew Weil on EWG’s shoppers guide to Pesticides
The Environmental Working Group puts out a Shopper’s guide to Pesticides. On their dirty dozen list, meaning the fruits and vegetables that consistently test for the highest amounts of pesticides on them are these 12 food items, recommended as a must on your organic shopping list.
- Celery
- Peaches
- Strawberries
- Apples
- Blueberries
- Nectarines
- Bell Peppers
- Spinach
- Kale
- Cherries
- Potatoes
- Grapes(Imported)
While conventional knowledge suggests that you can wash or peel away toxins, this is not entirely true. Thin skinned produce such as the ones listed above in most cases can not be peeled. The ones that can be peeled suffer loss of valuable nutrients. Their thin skin offers no protection from the toxins and the toxins become part of the fruit. You can’t wash it away, at best you may remove some surface toxins but the rest will have already seeped into the fruit or vegetable and has become part of it. The EWG offers a list of the 15 cleanest available at EWG’s Shopper’s Guide, I personally opt for all organic whenever possible. To err on the safe side is a better side to be on.
For more info:
- Your Natural Choice Blog
- Your Natural Choice Website
- Central Jersey Holistic Health Examiner
- Environmental Working Group
- Strawberries
- Haven’t the time to be healthy?
Strawberry season begins in New Jersey & why you want them organic
Posted by Rochelle Blank Zimmer, CHHC on May 15, 2010 | 3 Comments
What’s better than the arrival of Spring? The arrival of Strawberries. Local New Jersey farms are ripe with this favorite berry, which is great news for those of you who enjoy your local seasonal bowls of berries.
The local season is short, so now is the time to pick up the first of this season’s strawberry crop at farm stands, farmers markets, Whole Foods or at the Whole Earth Center in (Princeton, NJ). Even Shop-Rite is carrying ORGANIC strawberries at very good prices. If you are lucky enough to still become a member of a local organic CSA (community supported agriculture) strawberries are awaiting.
Organic is the belly of beast here, and a very important consideration when choosing strawberries.
Here’s why. Strawberries are thin skinned creatures - they bruise easily and have lots of pores. Any sprays, pesticides or crap used on the strawberries will contaminate them. Their thin skin does not acts as protection and can’t be peeled off. Their many pores are openings for chemicals to easily pass through. You can NOT wash those toxic strays off strawberries or any berry for that matter because their skin is too thin.
If you eat berries that were sprayed with chemicals, those chemicals will go into your body, and not leave. Chemicals, as we have learned are known to cause cancers and other unpleasant life threatening diseases. So please don’t take a good food and turn it into a bad food by eating one that has been sprayed with chemicals. Instead of spending your dollars on tasteless vitamins and supplements, spend your savings on organic food and “eat your vitamins” via the healthy organic food you choose.
While, local is always my first choice, organic for strawberries and all berries are a must. According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG) Strawberries were listed on their top 12 fruits and vegetables containing high residues of pesticides sprays. Go Organic.
When you do find yourself biting into an organic strawberry, after the intoxicating berry delicious taste hits your happy taste buds, here are some of the nutrient dense power benefits that your friendly strawberry will give you.
The strawberries’s deep red pigment tells you they are heart healthy friends, also rich in antioxidants( cancer crusaders). Perhaps that is why they have earned the symbol of romantic love. Easy to remember, anything that inspires love in your heart is good for your heart and health.
These very berries contain anti-inflammatory properties which could be of value to arthritis, asthma, and cancer concerns. They are an excellent source of vitamin C. Among the many talents that Vitamin C offers is it benefits for your immune system. Loaded with fiber, low in calories, only 45 per cup, these simple spring delights are berry worth biting into.
Paul Pitchford recommends in his book, Healing With Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition (3rd Edition)
I recommend eating Strawberries to your heart’s content. Note to mom’s - most kids love strawberries.
To Your Vibrant Health, Rochelle Blank-Zimmer - Your Natural Choice - Certified Health Coach
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Memorable Ingredients for Eating Wisely - Talk at Onsen for All in Kingston, New Jersey
Posted by Rochelle Blank Zimmer, CHHC on May 9, 2010 | Be the First to Comment
Memorable Ingredients for Eating Wisely -
Talk presented by Rochelle Blank-Zimmer, HHC on Thursday, May 13, 7:00 PM at Onsen for All, in Kington, New Jersey.
Vibrant Health at any age is your best benefit.
Much will continue to be said on what to eat to maintain your health and much confusion will surely continue to follow. However, finally there are some simple ingredients to un-complicate our lives, which may just once and for all wash away the confusion that lingers at the end of your fork.
With clarity and humor, Holistic Health Coach and Health and Green Lifestyle writer, Rochelle Blank-Zimmer will speak to you about eating real food.
- What are your wisest choices?
- How much should you be eating?
- Important truths to consider when making your choices.
Onsen for All - 4451 Rte 27 - Kingston, New Jersey
To register online go to: Onsen for All or call: 609-924-4800
Class fee: $20.00
Talk presented by:
Rochelle Blank-Zimmer, HHC of Your Natural Choice
Holistic Health Coach and Health and Green Lifestyle Writer
Healthy Mother’s Day ideas for Princeton and Central New Jersey
Posted by Rochelle Blank Zimmer, CHHC on May 7, 2010 | 10 Comments
With Mother’s Day fast approaching, reservations at restaurants may be getting hard to come by and you can bet florists are a flourishing.
However, if brunch and flowers isn’t all you want to do with Mom this year, how about considering a healthy activity like a peaceful walk through one of the many walking trails in Central New Jersey.
For Trails in New Jersey use this link: NJ Trails Association and for trails in and around Princeton, NJ, try this link: D&R Greenway.
If one of the many walking trails and paths in Princeton leave you hungry for good food, Teresa a neighborhood trattoria in the heart of Princeton, located at: 23 Palmer Square East, will spoil you with delicious local and farm fresh seasonal Italian specialties. If their lovely menu leaves the vegan in your group without choices, do not despair as their chef is always happy to put together an awesome plate of grilled vegetables and beans. I never know why this “special” is not on their menu as a staple, but who knows maybe it will soon be.
For the ultimate in relaxation and another way to celebrate MOM on Mother’s day or any day, try a visit to Onsen for All. Located at: 4451 Rte 27, just a few miles from the main drag in Princeton, in the historic village of Kingston, NJ. At Onsen you can choose from divine outdoor soaking tubs, massages, facials, mediation rooms, yoga and workshops. Check their site ONSEN FOR ALL for more details on their services, gift certificates, spa-cations and to make reservations. Or simply call: 609.924.4800.
Still thinking something different?
Art Namendorf of NJ.com wrote about two Vineyards in New Jersey that are celebrating Mother’s Day this weekend by hosting special events for the whole family as well as benefiting local charities.
Just in case, Sunday is not your designated day with Mom, and the beach is your preferred destination, on Saturday, May 8th, from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, the Cape May Winery in Cape May, New Jersey has organized a lovely luncheon and fashion show being held at a the local Washington Inn. Tickets for this event are $25.00 with proceeds from admission going to Family Promise, a not for profit organization serving low income families. Advance ticket sales are required. For more information, or to make reservations, kindly call (609) 884-1169 or go to NJ.com
On Sunday, May 9th, Alba Vineyard, in Milford, New Jersey will be hosting their annual Mom Day festival. Award wining wine samples with antioxidants will be offered as tastings throughout the day for $10.00 per person. This festival is designed for the entire family with different tastes, and you can count on music being a highlight. This year the festival is featuring the VooDudes, which offers a mixture of jazz and rock. Face painting is sure to appeal to the younger kids, as well as several other fun kid activities. Weather permitting, hot air balloon rides will be offered and horse drawn carriage rides will be available with tours around the Vineyard. Food will be available, but families can also pack a healthy picnic lunch.
Proceeds from admission will be donated to the American Red Cross of Central New Jersey. Ages 11 and under go free. Ages 12-20, $5.00 each and adults, 21 and over, pay $10.00 each..For more information, call (908) 995-7800 or go to: NJ.com
Happy Mother’s Day!
To Your Vibrant Health, Your Health Coach, Rochelle Blank-Zimmer - YOUR NATURAL CHOICE
For more info:
Central Jersey Holistic Health Examiner
Photos of Flowers and Grapes copyright Rochelle Blank-Zimmer
Onsen image with permission from Onsen for All.
KFC and Susan Kormen For the Cure, hook up to fight breast cancer - Are you kidding?
Posted by Rochelle Blank Zimmer, CHHC on May 3, 2010 | 7 Comments
“Buckets for the Cure” - How about Buckets of Hogwash?
It has been said often that truth can be stranger than fiction, and no more so than in the latest case of a dangerously misleading alliance. This one involves The Susan G. Kormen for the Cure; an organization that raises awareness of breast cancer, hooking up with fast food giant, Kentucky Fried Chicken to sell pink buckets of fried chicken.
Their campaign slogan “Buckets for the Cure” is absurd and profoundly deceitful. The game goes like this; for every bucket of KFC that someone buys, supposedly fifty cents goes to research for a cure for breast cancer.
What’s wrong with that? you might ask. For starters, raising money from a product that is linked to poor health is a bargain with the devil and the height of hypocrisy. KFC is not a healthy choice, period. If one chooses to eat it, that is their personal choice, but to suggest that by eating it, we can help find a cure to cancer is misleading, as well as dangerous to anyone who now might falsely think that fast food KFC has cancer health benefits.
In addition to the pharmacology mix of who knows what hormones and toxic chemicals were fed to KFC chickens, are the highly processed white flour, white sugar, salt, pepper, oil and monosodium glutamate (MSG- a neurotoxic flavor enhancer) used to make the frying batter. When you heat oil at high temperatures the oil becomes rancid. Additionally the starches used, create acrylamides, a toxic chemical by-product. The high saturated fat content alone, in KFC is one more anti-health ingredient. All of the ingredients mentioned have been linked to cancer, obesity, diabetes and or degenerative diseases.
So how could a cancer research organization, such as Susan G. Kormen align themselves with KFC? Suggesting to people to buy one of the very foods that is said be linked to cancer? This is an egregious insult to all those people and families of, who are valiantly fighting cancer who need support and trusted information on healthy choices for their diets.
So sadly, this type of marketing once again highlights the gross negligence of marketing misfits and corporations who are not looking after the health and welfare of the people they are speaking to but are only looking to line their pockets, after they have attempted to line our minds with fraudulent information.
If the goal is to find a cure for cancer then it is time to start aligning with people and corporations that are actually on board with products and services that promote cures and that actually do support health. Aligning with any other is like sleeping with the enemy. Not a wise choice.
For more information go to:
- The Colbert Report - Thursday, April 29, 2010 - video segment on Susan Kormen and KFC hook up. Very funny and well worth the watch of only a few minutes.
- NaturalNews
- Your Natural Choice Blog
- Central Jersey Holistic Health Examiner
- Your Natural Choice Website
- Essential Fatty Acids may be your breast’s best friend
My opinion and To Your Vibrant Health, Rochelle Blank-Zimmer, Your Natural Choice, and your Holistic Health Coach, helping you create Vibrant Health.
- PHOTO CREDIT - From NaturalNews
